MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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